의미: before

의미·내용상 after와 대조를 이루는 부사·전치사·접속사로서 중요한 기능어의 하나이다. ago는 부사로서 시간 영역에만, front는 명사로서 공간 영역에만 국한해서 쓰이는데 대하여 before는 세 가지 품사의 기능을 다하면서 시간·공간 등 구체적 영역과 순위·대비 등 추상적 영역에까지 폭 넓게 쓰인다.

be·fore〔bifɔː

mixture as before 관용구

age before beauty

the older person should be allowed to enter first """Age before beauty,"" she said as she opened the door for me."

before long

soon.

calm before the storm

(See the calm before the storm)

cart before the horse

(See the cart before the horse)

cast pearls before swine

waste something on someone who won

count your chickens before they hatch

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before the election."

don't count your chickens before they hatch

do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""

morning after (the night before)

a hangover He

pride goeth before a fall

you lose self-respect before you do an evil deed Is this saying in the Bible? Pride goeth before a fall.

put the cart before the horse

do things in the wrong order I think that he is putting the cart before the horse by talking about fixing up the house before he even buys it.

the (same) admixture as before

The aforementioned thing, action, situation, etc., as previously. Many admirers who acquainted let down by the aftermost blur are afraid that the latest chapter will be the aforementioned admixture as before. Critics allege the plan to check the tax cipher as the admixture as before—benefiting corporations while giving little to no account to middle- and lower-class workers.Learn more: before, mixture

the admixture as before

the aforementioned analysis repeated. British The admixture as before was an apprenticeship which was aforetime accounting on anesthetic bottles.Learn more: before, mixture

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put someone in the picture put (someone) out put (something or someone) out of one put (something or someone) out of one's head/mind put (something) over on someone put (something) past someone (negative) put stock in put the bite on someone put the cart before the horse put the finishing touches on put the heat on put the kibosh on put the screws to someone put them up put things in perspective put through the wringer put to bed (print media) the map is not the territory the march of time the mark of Cain the masses the matter at hand the McCoy the meat and potatoes the meat in the sandwich the meat of the matter the medium is the message the men in gray suits the men in suits the men in white coats the meter is running the Midas touch the middle of nowhere the mile-high club the milk of human kindness the million-dollar question the mills of God grind slowly(, but they grind exceedingly fine) the mind boggles the mind's ear the minute (that) the minute/moment... the missionary position the mixture as before the moment (one) has been waiting for the moment (that) the moment of truth the moon on a stick the moral high ground the more (one thing happens), the more (another thing happens) the more one knows, the less one believes the more the merrier the more things change, the more they stay the same the more you get, the more you want the more you have, the more you want the morning after the morning after (the night before) the morning after the night before the most the most unkindest cut of all the mot juste the mother and father of all (something) the mother country the mother of all the mother of all (something) the mother of something the mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken the movers and shakers the moving spirit